diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/infra/repository_permissions_updater/hosting/Hoster.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/infra/repository_permissions_updater/hosting/Hoster.java
index 151a284438..b93f9434b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/infra/repository_permissions_updater/hosting/Hoster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/infra/repository_permissions_updater/hosting/Hoster.java
@@ -249,9 +249,6 @@ private static void setupRepository(GHRepository r, boolean useGHIssues) throws
         r.enableIssueTracker(useGHIssues);
         r.enableWiki(false);
         r.setHomepage("https://plugins.jenkins.io/" + r.getName().replace("-plugin", "") + "/");
-        if (!r.getDefaultBranch().equals("main")) {
-            r.setDefaultBranch("main");
-        }
     }
 
     /**